Abstract Nouns.
Abstract nouns may be classed in the following way, as denoting,
1) A feeling or State of Mind.
E.g. Passion, pain, pleasure, grief, fear, tiredness, hunger, pity, memory, wonder, hope, despair, genius, …
2) An action or Process.
E.g. Laughter, play, change, question, sight, speech, industry, birth, pilgrimage, growth, …
3) A quality or ability.
E.g. Goodness, evil, roughness, worth, strength, purity, redness, splendour, mobility, moisture, …
4) A state or condition.
E.g. Comport, cleanliness, poverty, laziness, business, majesty, speed, excellence, health, …
5) A relation or measure.
E.g. Trust, faith, marriage, brotherhood, union, companionship, loss, length, height …
6) A stage or period.
E.g. Time, life, occasion, summer, infancy, youth, age, noon, …
7) Kinds of study, arts, sciences, trades.
E.g. History, philosophy, mathematics, carpentry, grammar, …